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The costumes for the "Beauty and the Beast" Broadway production were intricately designed so the characters appear to be turning into objects. The musical will be on Saturday at the American Bank Center Selena Auditorium.

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Erin Edelle plays Mrs. Potts the teapot and Gabriel Reis plays Chip, her tea cup son in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" Broadway musical on Saturday at the American Bank Center Selena Auditorium.

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The Broadway production of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" will be performed on Saturday at the American Bank Center Selena Auditorium.

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The Broadway tour of "Beauty and the Beast" is based on the Academy Award winning Disney animated film released in 1991. The show will be on Saturday at American Bank Center Selena Auditorium.

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The plot of the musical production of "Beauty and the Beast" is almost the same as the Disney animation film, except in the production the servants slowly turn into objects as the time closes in on the spell. The musical will be on Saturday at the American Bank Center Selena Auditorium.

CORPUS CHRISTI - The cast of the Broadway musical production of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" invites you "to be their guest" in the audience this Saturday at the American Bank Center Selena Auditorium.

Watch as the Academy Award winning animated Disney film comes to life in the Broadway production with all the favorite "Beauty and the Beast" characters and songs.

The plot in the performance is almost the same as the movie's. However, as a bonus a plot development was added along with a couple of extra musical numbers.

In the movie, the servants in the enchanted castle were turned into objects when a spell was placed on the Beast and the castle.

In the Broadway production, the servants are still human but slowly turn into objects as the spell begins to close in.

Erin Edelle, who plays Mrs. Potts said it raises the stakes on the Beast breaking the spell.

"Plus the costumes help us physicalize those changes happening because they are so brilliantly designed," Edelle said.

She said they were designed by a Tony Award winning costume designer, which only adds to the spectacle of the show.

Edelle said that the play appeals to children and adults because it's a classic Disney film.

"'Beauty and the Beast' is a story that's a test of time and has been around for more than 21 years, which is why it speaks to people," Edelle said.

The adults will think characters like LeFou, Gaston's bumbling sidekick, and Cogsworth, the tight-wound servant who turns into a clock, are hysterical, Edelle said.

She said they get a lot of date nights, and that you can see people in the audience who really love the story.

"We see people being won over all the time," Edelle said. "The love story is hard not to get caught up in."

Edelle joined the cast in late June 2012, and auditioned for the show 12 times before she finally booked it.

"It's been an absolute dream come true to be a part of a Disney production," Edelle said.

She said it's a wonderful story to tell every night.

"And I get to sing an Academy Award winning song, which is a plus," Edelle said.